COMPANIES

“Finance is no longer an instrument for getting money into productive businesses, but getting money out of them.”

Automakers release U.S. new-car sales reports Monday. Data indicate the country's industry is headed toward its best year since 2001.

Fearing foreign dominance in self-driving cars, Japanese companies, government and researchers plan how to stay in the game.

Startups driven by Asia's mobile phone boom are attracting investors like never before.

The Narendra Modi government unveiled a plan to "transform" a 162-year-old organization that has been struggling with its finances.

The loss compared with an attributable loss of 9 billion pounds ($14 billion) the previous year.

Morgan Stanley is the latest bank, after Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase, to shell out a fine for its role in the 2008 crisis.

The new company will serve 3.1 million electric and gas customers across New York, Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts.

The technology giant must keep hosting the system, even though its contract with Oregon expires Saturday, a state judge ruled.

The Dallas-based airline missed maintenance inspections on 128 of its aircraft.

New report shows how the world’s largest fast-food chain can lower its European royalty tax bill from 27.5% to 0.4%

Crispr, a tool for splicing genomes for research, is gaining popularity. But novel therapies could be years away.

Facing dismal U.S. sales, the German automaker is setting up a center to develop vehicles Americans want to buy.

Muslims across the U.S. are hoping a Supreme Court case will address discrimination against women who cover their hair in the workplace.

Tata Motors says Jaguar Land Rover is scouting for a North American automotive plant. Georgia is reportedly vying for it.

In an interview with Handelsblatt, Warren Buffett said he likes the global reach of even smaller businesses in Germany.

Smartflash sued Apple in May 2013, alleging its iTunes software infringed its patents.

FEMA settlement talks with Hurricane Sandy homeowners have been disrupted by demands from insurers.

Southwest Airlines, which is the world’s largest operator of Boeing 737 jets, cancelled 90 flights on Tuesday over a maintenance issue.

Following a carriage dispute with 21st Century Fox, Dish Network reported a net loss of 63,000 video subscribers.

Toyota will make 700 Mirai hydrogen fuel cell cars this year as it slowly teaches its team how to assemble that kind of car.

Discussing 2014 earnings, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts spoke of reinventing customer service, but not everyone is convinced.

In EEOC v. Abercrombie, the Supreme Court will consider religious rights in the workplace.

The world’s largest home improvement retailer posted a 36 percent jump in quarterly earnings as an improving job market encouraged Americans to spend more on renovations.

A new initiative by an electronics industry group and CDP aims to pressure manufacturers to lower their greenhouse gas emissions.

The company also aims to develop a vaccine for Alzheimer’s and detect diseases long before symptoms occur.

Apple continues to set new records, closing at a price of $133 a share on Monday.

Security experts have warned that U.S. malls could be vulnerable after the Somali al-Shabab threatened Minnesota's Mall of America.

A steep drop in gasoline prices across the country is expected to boost retail spending at the end of 2014.